i just got my tune, and upped the boost, and now my coupling from the IC to the LICP (stock coupling, AMS licp) poped off twice, luckily i was going on brake at work and could lift it way in the air.. i tightened the ****t out of the clamps. also tightened the bolt holding the LICP up.. im scared its going to happen again because the coupling is so short..

anyone have this problem? howd you fix it??

whised AMS gave me an extra one of theirs, theirs are impossible to come off.

 

longer couplers combined with REALLY tight t-bolt clamps. 30psi no popping apart on mine. the O2 falls off before pipes do

 

haha well, what size couplings/t clamps?? do they come with new front mounts? i wanna get a 3.5 ETS soon

 

Talk to Chad. He picked up his t-clamps for something like $2.50 each. IIRC, the ETS intercooler does come with couplers (2) and clamps (2).

 

When you install the couplings heat them up real hot with a hair dryer. Install them hot and snug them down. This way you snug em down while they are soft. Cleaning everything with rubbing alky helps too.

 

lol well i didnt heat them up, this was probly a terrible idea, but i put wax on the end to make it slide on easier.. but i installed it like 4 weeks ago, jsut did the tune today.. it never poped off stock

 

just make sure the inside of the coupler is clean, as well as the the mouting point on the pipe you're putting it on... i use rubbing alky... some people even spray Aqua-net hair spray inside the coupler before they put everything together.

anyway, also make sure you have Tbolts clamps, and get some elbow grease and tighten them things down!!! After Tbolts though, you honestly shouldnt have a problem. I go through and check all my connections once a week, i just eye ball them to make sure they're not slipping or anything.

 

1. I rigged up custom coupling which is basically the stock one cut in half
2. I connected both to an aluminum elbow cut at the right angle and then placed my custom coupling in between the LICP and the Intercooler.
3. I used a few heavy duty zip ties to go around the LICP *BEFORE* the piece that bolts to the frame, and routed them to the right as your facing the car and connected them to something solid on the frame
4. I used some badass T-bolt clamps not available in stores



#3 will work pretty good if you don't want to do the rest.

Also, pull your LICP off and clean the connecting places real well then spray with hairspray before clamping down, let it dry then do any combination of the above steps.

Rinse, and Repeat.

 

yea that wax was your mistake. to make it slide easier, try the aqua-net hair spray trick i mention in my above post... slide on easy while its wet, then drive a sticks like hell.

 

damn, he beat me to the hairspray idea...

But seriously, #3 is good for the AMS LICP, something about the way it mounts I think it comes off easier under load... ...maybe?

 

PS (I have an AMS LICP)

PPS (Mine popped off every other WOT run till I did steps 1-4)

 

man i have the same problem with my licp's, upgraded one broke, stock one bolt a t bolt clamp, im looking to get new intercooler couplers any know the size of them?

 

Man... i would love how my LICP wouldnt come off when i was smashin people down on freeway pulls...


but as soon as i go to pass wsome mini van, POW!! off it blew. haha I'm glad those days are over.

 

i can sell you my extra 2.5" t-bolts. all you will need is a 3" for the throttle body and 1.75 for the j-pipe to lower ic pipe. or you can just order them from treadstoneperformance.net or .com. its 3$ a clamp and $5 for silicone couplers. I'm running 29 psi and have no problems what so ever. total cost, $55.00 shipped. for all tbolts and cew couplers

 

Here you go....
http://www.siliconeintakes.com/index...8f5eb5f2562102